![]() ![]() In our experience these can also include a badly made stove (even from a good stove maker), a badly fitting stove door (people have been known to lean on them each time they get up from lighting the stove) and probably the most common fault, a worn out door rope seal. They will be able to carry out the appropriate tests, including a flue draught pressure test, in order to identify if there are any other issues that may be causing the lack of control or excessive fuel usage. Remember, where there is very poor updraught then a stove has the potential to leak dangerous carbon monoxide into the room.Īt The Stove Yard we would NOT recommend fitting a flue damper without first consulting a Hetas Registered Installer or other approved competent person. Without this regular cleaning a damper could very quickly become clogged, especially if wet wood is burned, and this could quickly restrict the flow of flue gases further to the point where the operation of the stove becomes unsafe. In these countries a flue damper is fitted within the flue system as standard – but it is important to point out, that there are strict laws in these countries governing the regular cleaning and maintenance of flues so that an annual safety certificate can be produced for insurance companies. In many photographs of European stoves, particularly Scandinavian and German, you will often see flue dampers where a connecting flue pipe is also shown. This allows the wood to achieve the charcoal stage faster. In addition you will not be able to turn down the stove when it is getting too hot or when you want to put the stove in 'slumber' mode. Burn insert with draft control wide open for about 10 to I S minutes every time you apply fresh wood. A lot of the excess heat generated will quickly go straight up the chimney as well. Whilst a good updraught is a fundamental requirement for the safe operation of your stove, a flue draught which is too strong however can limit the control you have over the burn rate of fuel and your fuel economy so that you will need to reload your stove more often. In theory then it will be impossible to completely close it off. Under normal operating circumstances a damper should never be required and for safety reasons, in the UK and Ireland, flue dampers must only ever be fitted when an updraught problem has been identified. However, anything that restricts the flow of dangerous flue gas exiting the stove, could potentially be a bad thing and therefore all factory-made dampers should still leave enough space in the flue pipe to maintain a reasonable updraught.
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